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Familial factors in adenocarcinoma of the colon
Author(s) -
Neel James V.
Publication year - 1971
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0142(197107)28:1<46::aid-cncr2820280111>3.0.co;2-k
Subject(s) - medicine , adenocarcinoma , oncology , general surgery , gastroenterology , cancer
The familial factor in adenocarcinoma of the colon may be very important when the disease develops on the basis of multiple polyposis of the colon or in a “cancer family.” In the average situation, however, the increased risk in the immediate relatives of a patient is relatively low, about two to three times normal.